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nears stare EDVOND DESLANDES, OF SAN SEBASTAN, SPAIN.

IRONING MACHINE.

Application filed February 25, 1925, Serial No.. l1,583, and in France March 4, 1924.

Made up garments or articles which owing to their variety and form could not be ironet. by ironing machines such as hitherto used are now smoothed by special re versed smoothing irons heated by steam. For this operation fabrics should be previously dried or subjected to the action ol' steam. The damping or steam treatment such as hitherto pertormedhad not given proper satisfaction being detective, especiallyas regards light Weighted articles. lEer the latter itis indispensablev that the drying operation should follow the steam treatment.

This invention allows fabrics to be simultaneously steamed and dried upon the same machine whilst avoiding water splashing which is so injurious in some cases.

rihe accompanying drawings show by way of example modes ot' construction ot' the ironing machine which t'orms the subject matter of this invention.

F ig. l is a plan View of the smoothing iron proper.

Fig. 2 is a section of the same on the line A-B ot Fig. l.

3 is a sectional View showing the smoothing iron mounted upon the drying and vaporizing apparatus.

lis a view similar to Fig. l, showing the moditied construction.

The smoothing iron proper comprises a hollow recessed appropriately shaped body l having a central channell 2v extending longitudinally ot the body, in the upper portion of which is arranged a perforated plate 2, the pert'orations permitting the passage ot steam. rlhe body of the smoothing iron pro-per below the wall defining the channel 2 forms a chamber 8, which may be termed the drying chamber, through the use ot which vthe steam reaching the channel 2 is dried to avoid the splashing ot condensed water upon the fabric during the ironing operation. rl`he iron proper is supported upon a hollow column i6 enlarged at its lower end to form a separating chamber 7, steam being admitted to the chamber through a tube 5, and the water of condensation escaping through a tube 8. Steam is admitted to the channel through a tube G which has communication with the channel 2 under the control ot a valve 6. The lower endV ol' the tube 6 extends into the chamber 7 and is connected to a nipple threaded into the bottom wall ot' the chamber and containing packing l2 secured by a glandl to seal the lower end ot the nipple. Above the packing l2, the nipple is provided with openings l0 to establish communication between the tube 6 and the chamber 7, and a spring pressed valve ll closes or controls the admission oi steam to the tube 6, the valve being operated by a connector la actuated in any appropriate manner.

' 2 is electrically heated by a coil 13', the control and operation ot which is ot course conn ventional.

ln use, the articles to be smoothed or ironed are passed over the body, while the fabric is being treated by the dry steam, thus dampening the material. lll/*hen this dampening has proceeded to the proper degree, the admission oi' steam to the tube 6 is cut oil and the article further moved over the iron, in order to dry and smooth it.

lt is of course apparent that any means for generating steam or otherwise heating the body of the iron proper is conteniplated, as within the spirit ot the present intention.

l claim:

l. ln an ironing machine, a heating shell forming a smoothing surface, a vaporizing chamber arranged within the shell, a slotted plate covering' such chamber substantially in the plane ot" the smoothing surface. a hollow pillar communicating with the heating shell, a tube extending longitudinally of said pillar, a condensing chamber the bottom ot the pillar, means arranged in said condensing chamber ior controlling steam admission to said tube, and means arranged beyond the condensing chan'ibcr for controlling said first mentioned means.

2. In an ironing machine, a heating shell forming a smoothing surface, a vaporizing chamber arranged within the shell, a slotted lll) plate covering such chamber Substantially in the plane of the smoothing surface, a hollow pillar communicating; with the lienting- Shell, a tube extending longitudinally of said pillzir.i u conlensing` Chamber at the bottoni of the pillzir7 means arranged in Said condensing' clnnnber for Controllingl steam admission to Suid tube, means arranged beyond the condensing chamber for controlling said first mentioned means, and means for 10 directing steznn into said condensing clnnnber.

Signed at Sun Sebastian, Spain, this 11th day of February, A. D. 1925.

EDMOND DESLANDICS. 

